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Japan's economic growth in the first quarter of 2008 came in better than expected, spurred by exports, the government said Friday.

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Japanese businesses indicate pessimism

A government poll in Japan released Tuesday found confidence in the economy among Japanese businesses fell to a record low in the first quarter of 2007.

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Japan approves North Korea sanctions

Japan's Cabinet confirmed unilateral economic sanctions Friday against North Korea, including a moratorium on all imports from the nation.

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The government decided to block all North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports from Oct. 14 to April 13 next year and also to ban all imports from North Korea for the same period
Japan approves North Korea sanctions Oct 13, 2006

Hiroko Ōta (大田弘子, Ōta Hiroko?, born 2 February 1954 , Kagoshima, Kagoshima) is a female Japanese politician and a researcher of economics. She graduated from Hitotsubashi University in 1976. Her academic specialties are national public finance and economic policy. She is a noted lecturer of on public finance.

Ōta currently serves as the Japanese cabinet minister of economic policy, which is responsible for charging economic policy and public finance. Prior to her appointment, she was a vice-professor of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (政策研究大学院大学, Seisaku Kenkyu Daigakuin Daigaku?).

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